Twit (song)

"Twit" (Korean: 멍청이; RR: Meongcheong-i, literally "dimwit") is the debut solo single by South Korean singer Hwasa. It was released on February 13, 2019 by RBW. Written by Kim Do-hoon, Park Woo-sang and Hwasa who are also the producers of the song. The music video has nearly 100 million views, making it the third most popular Korean music video by a female soloist in 2019.^{[citation needed]}

"Twit"
Single by Hwasa
from the EP María
Language	Korean
Released	February 13, 2019
Recorded	2018–2019
Genre	tropical house trap
Length	3:10
Label	RBW
Songwriter(s)	Kim Do-hoon Park Woo-sang Hwasa^[1]
Producer(s)	Kim Do-hoon Park Woo-sang Hwasa
Hwasa singles chronology
"Twit" (2019) "María" (2020)
Music video
"Twit" on YouTube

Composition

"Twit" was co-written and co-produced by Kim Do-hoon, Park Woo-sang and Hwasa.^[2] Tamar Herman from Billboard described the song as "a bouncing pop melody, which features chirpy trap beats and tropical house elements as the artist switches between chanting raps and her soaring, powerful vocals."^[3]

Commercial performance

"Twit" peaked at number one on the South Korean digital, download and streaming chart and at number 3 on the Billboard US World Digital Songs chart. The song also debuted at number 22 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.

Music video and promotion

The music video teaser was released on February 12, 2019.^[4] The official music video was released on February 13, 2019.^[5] It was directed by Park Sangwon.^{[citation needed]} The dance practice video was released three days later on February 16.^[6] As of December 2022, it has received over 7.5 million views.

Hwasa performed the song on several music programs in South Korea including Show! Music Core, Music Bank, Inkigayo, and M Countdown.^[7] "Twit" later won first place at MBC's Show! Music Core on March 2 and March 16.^[8]

Track listing

Download and streaming

• 1. "Twit" – 3:10
• 2. "Twit" (Instrumental) – 3:10

Accolades

Year-end lists

Critic/Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019	8	^[9]
Refinery29	The Best K-pop Songs of 2019	13	^[10]
Rolling Stone India	10 Best K-pop Music Videos of 2019	—	^[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2020	9th Gaon Chart Music Awards	Song of the Year – February	Won	^[12]

Music program awards

Program	Date	Ref.
Show! Music Core	March 2, 2019	^[13]
	March 16, 2019	^[14]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[15] 22 South Korea (Gaon)^[16] 1 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)^[17] 1 US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[18] 3 Monthly charts Chart (February 2019) Peak position South Korea (Gaon)^[19] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position South Korea (Gaon)^[20] 30

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	February 13, 2019	Digital download, streaming	RBW

See also

• List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2019
• List of K-pop Hot 100 number ones

References

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